ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2011, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (4): 521-527.

• 研究前沿 • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Emotional Retrograde Memory Enhancement Effect

WANG Xiao-Jia;FAN Chun-Lei;ZHANG Zi-Chun   

  1. (1 Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China)
    (2 Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)
  • Received:2010-05-25 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2011-04-15 Published:2011-04-15
  • Contact: FAN Chun-Lei

Abstract: The effect of emotional retrograde memory enhancement is a phenomenon that the emotional arousal at the stage of memory consolidation enhances the feeling of remembering. The different mechanisms of emotion on memory consolidation are outlined and digested. Stability of emotion on memory consolidation is analyzed from individual difference, modulator events and temporal window. A prediction of the application is also suggested.

Key words: emotional arousal, memory consolidation, retrograde memory enhancement